Category Archives: Crime Updates

Oh Dear It’s Happened Again & Again

Yes It Happens Every Day – Scammed/Spammed/Hacked       My Post on the 01st June Obviously at least 4 people in Whittlesey that I have been made aware of have not or do not read my web-blog, had they have done … Continue reading

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Yes It Happens Every Day – Scammed/Spammed/Hacked

Yesterday Fred M had his email account hacked – for those who don’t know how this works, here is a brief summary. Everyone in Fred’s address book gets an e-mail supposedly from him, normally some sob story about wanting some … Continue reading

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Businesses Beware

The following is not cyber crime related but it is an example of how criminals continue to find ways to exploit technology for their benefit. If you work in an environment which uses a bank card reader it will be … Continue reading

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Incident on Halcroft Road

A grey van badly damaged, the driver has run off carrying a white parcel chap who lives in Peterborough Road came took a toolbox out of van and left police turned up then red escort with older man turned up … Continue reading

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TV Licencing & HMRC Phishing

Yep, they are still sending them. A NHW member sent me a voicemail recording from what was supposed to represent HMRC, but guess what? It wasn’t. The automated call left on the answer machine stated the following: THERE IS A … Continue reading

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Fake Talk Talk Mail…..

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Good Neighbours Update

Some neighbours are becoming concerned about The Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking on elderly peoples doors. They are doing nothing illegal and have like other religious groups being carrying out these activities for many years. Signs of doors and windows informing of … Continue reading

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Missing Young Girl

We have concerns about a 14 year old Lithuanian female who has been missing from the Peterborough area since 3oth April 2019. Clothing described as Black Jacket and White Trainers. She is possibly in company of one or two Black … Continue reading

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Your Chance to Have YOUR Say – Please Do It…..

Please, it takes less than 3 minutes to fill in the online survey. The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) has designed a survey that allows the community to highlight any issues that affect them or their local area. Information from these … Continue reading

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Urgent Scam Awareness – Facebook

Facebook Missing Child Scam Cambridgeshire Facebook users are receiving posts about missing children from their local school and being lured into clicking on a link within the post. If you receive such a post, then please do not click on … Continue reading

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Good Meet-Up Safer Neighbourhood Partnership

Rosie Cooke from Fenland District Council Safety Projects Officer attended with 4 members of NHW , 1 member of the public and 2 WTC Councillors. Amongst the topics – were Rural and Farm Crime and how perhaps to minimise this … Continue reading

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Update on Holiday Fraud…..Scams

With reference to my post on the 05th May (below) – I’ve now been informed that ‘someone’ in Whittlesey has been a recent victim of ‘Holiday Fraud’. Since most people are embarrassed to admit to these scams – we don’t … Continue reading

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